by Morgan Creighton, Glencoe Golf Club
With support from the CGSA, Guelph University, and Olds College, I am launching the Women in Turf Mentorship Program as of January 1, 2020. This program was developed to create a venue for young females in a Turfgrass related post-secondary to network and learn from established female mentors in the golf course industry.
By WCTA staff
Long time KPU Turf Management Instructor, Stan Kazymerchyk, addressed the WCTA Board of Directors in person late last month to outline the KPU Turf Program’s current situation and ask for feedback.
Source: Coast Reporter
Gibsons’ Ross Baron has gone national.
Metro Vancouver Tier 1 Engine Prohibition coming January 31, 2020 - please advise members
Read more: Metro-Van Tier 1 Engine Prohibition Coming Jan 31, 2020
By Trevor Smith, Allied Golf Association of British Columbia President
The current hot topic involves proposed regulations put forward by WorkSafe BC requiring rollover protection (ROPS) and seatbelts on all golf carts driven by workers. This very quickly became an item of interest for AGA-BC last October, as the rules were very complex, open to interpretation and potentially very costly to the industry with seemingly little benefit to employee safety.